It's a condo mailbox up about 3 feet off the ground. It has a slot for outgoing mail and small packages and my box is under the slot so I get the residual of that slot becomes jammedWas this mailbox on the ground by chance? If so it probly got stuck looking for a hiding spot. If this is a wild turtle the best thing to do is release it back close to were you found it.
He was found July 7th. A snapping turtle !! So he/she will bite ? Eventually? I'm in odenton in a townhouse/condo community. When you say a hatching release may not end well. What does that mean ?The snapping turtle hatchlings on my farm look similar except the beak? I really have no clue but I promise someone will know. How long have you had it? If it's been awhile and because that's definitely a hatchling release may not end well for it. Where in Md are you? My farms in Poolesville but I live in Rockville and the hatchlings are all over our pond right now. I literally almost flipped my Gator avoiding one last week in the middle of where we take the horses in and out. I moved him out of the way but it's baby season here.
Will do !! Especially because I thought it was a tortoise and was going to get a tortoise habitat up until about an hour ago !! Lol. And I will have to contact the state and see how to procede that all makes sense! ThanksThen we have ourselves a free turtle . Be sure to check the laws in your area . Is some parts of the US you can't keep the without a permit . Being from your local its more than likely a Ordinate Box turtle. We have care sheets for them . Check it out before you buy or setup the enclosure for him .
Thanks so much
Thanks.If it's a local turtle it's a eastern box turtle hatchling. Don't let it dry out, keep it on slightly moist soil and try feeding it things that move, like small earth worms and slow moving bugs.The moisture is very important, not soaking wet just damp. They don't need to be heated with harsh lighting either.,At that age they usually spend all day hiding under things and are very seldom found out walking around in the open.
Thanks! I later went back on the same thread and posted some pix as best I could. One back foot seems to be club like or like a paddle ? It's so hard to get a good pix. It's really not like the other foot at allThree toed box turtle is what I saw on your other thread and there's a care sheet here!!